"Wonderful!" he admired.
"I knew you'd approve of it," cried Elaine, much pleased. "Now I
have something else to show you."
She paused at the desk and from a drawer took out a portfolio of
large photographs. They were very handsome photographs of herself.
"Much more wonderful than the safe," remarked Craig earnestly.
Then, hesitating and a trifle embarrassed, he added, "May I--may I
have one?"
"If you care for it," she said, dropping her eyes, then glancing
up at him quickly.
"Care for it?" he repeated. "It will be one of the greatest
treasures."
She slipped the picture quickly into an envelope. "Come," she
interrupted. "Aunt Josephine will be wondering where we are. She--
she's a demon chaperone."
Bennett, Aunt Josephine and myself were talking earnestly as
Elaine and Craig returned.
"Well," said Bennett, glancing at his watch and rising as he
turned to Elaine, "I'm afraid I must go, now."
He crossed over to where she stood and shook hands. There was no
doubt that Bennett was very much smitten by his fair client.
"Good-bye, Mr. Bennett," she murmured, "and thank you so much for
what you have done for me today."
But there was something lifeless about the words. She turned
quickly to Craig, who had remained standing.
"Must you go, too, Mr. Kennedy?" she asked, noticing his position.
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